Had Beckett not come down with the stiff neck, the roster move would have been made for a catcher, which still might happen tomorrow (with the Sox sending Pauley back down to Triple A). But with the two players who have offered to be the emergency catcher both on the disabled list (Alex Cora and Lowell), Francona was in a bind.

Guess who offered?

That's right. Dustin Pedroia.

So, in a pinch, the second baseman will be heading behind the plate.

Not that I don't trust Dustin and his Napoleonic Nads, but I'm praying we don't see him waiting on a relay throw as Vlady or Gary Matthews Jr. are barrel-assing down the 3rd base line with a head of steam.

Not that I don't trust Dustin and his Napoleonic Nads, but I'm praying we don't see him waiting on a relay throw as Vlady or Gary Mathews Jr. are barrel-assing down the 3rd base line with a head of steam.

You know, I'd actually love to see that, because if he survives, the celebration, shit-talking, and postgame commentary would be worth it.

I figured it might be Drew or Youks, but according to Extra Bases:Not that I don't trust Dustin and his Napoleonic Nads, but I'm praying we don't see him waiting on a relay throw as Vlady or Gary Mathews Jr. are barrel-assing down the 3rd base line with a head of steam.

On a serious note, with the Angels being a somewhat running team if Pedroia does in fact get to play ctacher we might see a situation similar to the Yankee game where every base was being stolen without a throw. Yes, I know that Posada simply could not throw at all, but would there be any confidence in Pedroia´s arm should the need to throw a runner out arise?

BTW I think that in no way shape or form will Tito PH for Cash. This is something we have seen Torre do (one game he actually made Josh Phelps play catcher which is a position he had played before but not for about 3 years).

Not that I don't trust Dustin and his Napoleonic Nads, but I'm praying we don't see him waiting on a relay throw as Vlady or Gary Matthews Jr. are barrel-assing down the 3rd base line with a head of steam.

Amalie Benjamin was just on NESN with this info too and she cracked me up, said something like Dustin might be able to catch the ball although he hadn't caught since high school -

Was there anything on the postgame about a roster move? Pauley has no need to be on the roster, and if Tek's situation is not improving, they should probably call up Brown or Kottaras until he's better.

Was there anything on the postgame about a roster move? Pauley has no need to be on the roster, and if Tek's situation is not improving, they should probably call up Brown or Kottaras until he's better.

Tito said they'd make a move tomorrow after re-evaluating, and implied that he wanted to see how Tek was first.